Health Information Practitioner Jobs

Job Summary
In accordance with established vision and values of the organization, the Health Information Practitioner performs technical functions such as coding, abstracting, retrieval of computerized data and processing of medical and legal correspondence.
Typical Duties And Responsibilities

• Participates in the quality improvement program of Health Information Management Services to ensure compliance with established guidelines, external regulatory and accreditation requirements and to ensure consistency of quality data for the organization’s internal data needs and identify, investigate and prevent violations.
• Processes medical and legal correspondence requests by providing information in accordance with IH HIMS guidelines and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and other legislation as appropriate.
• Assists with orientation of new staff and acts as a preceptor for health information management students during their practicum.
• Participates in quality improvement, audit and research studies/projects by collecting, retrieving, analyzing data and reporting on findings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Ensures use of current data abstracting manuals.
• Consults with physicians in order to ensure code assignments are accurate according to classification rules and consistent with clinical documentation in the record.
• Maintains up to date knowledge of guidelines for classification systems and reporting requirements. Brings identified concerns to appropriate supervisor for resolution.
• Manages, monitors and maintains physician incomplete documentation system in accordance with established standards.
• Participates in multidisciplinary committees as required.
• Prepares routine statistics for administrative and clinical use, prepares ad hoc statistics for authorized requesters as required.
• Performs qualitative analysis on patient records in accordance with established standards.
• Ensures that database submissions are complete, accurate and meet turnaround targets by following established procedures. Performs data validation activities and processes database error corrections and other related communications.
• Performs coding and abstracting functions according to standards and guidelines for classification systems and administrative and clinical databases and data holdings.